Oct. 9, 1984: World Series Game 1

Tigers 3 – Padres 2

W: Jack Morris – L: Mark Thurmond | Boxscore

Tigers lead series 1-0

Highlights

• The Tigers jumped on Thurmond and got half of their eight hits in the first inning. A Lou Whitaker leadoff double followed by an Alan Trammell single brought home the game’s first run. Lance Parrish and Larry Herndon also singled in the inning but were stranded.

• San Diego followed suit and tagged The Cat for a pair of runs in the home half of the first. After quickly dispatching Alan Wiggins and Tony Gwynn, the Padres strung together three hits, singles by Graig Nettles and Steve Garvey, and an RBI double from Terry Kennedy, to take a 2-1 lead.

• The difference in the game was Herndon’s fifth-inning two-run homer off Thurmond.

• In the bottom of the seventh, we witnessed a dazzling defensive play by Kirk Gibson, who fielded Kurt Bevacqua‘s liner to the right field corner and threw a perfect relay to Whitaker who nailed Bevacqua at third.

• Morris cruised the rest of the way, scattering eight hits, walking three and striking out nine.

Miscellany

• Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium
• Umpires: HP – Doug Harvey, 1B – Larry Barnett, 2B – Bruce Froemming, 3B – Rich Garcia, LF – Paul Runge, RF – Mike Reilly
• Time of Game: 3:18
• Attendance: 57,908

Birthdays

Derek Holland

Today’s Grid

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 556: 9/9 — Rarity 29

See you tomorrow.